Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
Plum Village · 1987
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh
1926 CE–2022 CE · Modern · Huế
1926–2022 CE
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022 CE) was a Vietnamese Zen (Thiền) master, writer, and peace activist who did much to bring mindfulness practice to a global lay audience. Born in Huế and ordained in the Lâm Tế lineage, he developed 'engaged Buddhism'—linking contemplative practice with social and antiwar action—during the Vietnam War, was exiled for decades, and founded the Plum Village community in France in 1982. His many accessible books made him one of the most widely read Buddhist teachers in the West. He returned to his root temple in Huế and died there in 2022. He is thoroughly documented.
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What they did here
Born in the old imperial capital and ordained as a novice at Từ Hiếu Temple, in the Lâm Tế (Linji/Rinzai) Thiền lineage.
About Huế
Huế, in central Vietnam, was the imperial capital of the Nguyễn dynasty and remains a major centre of Vietnamese Buddhism. The Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, founder of the Plum Village tradition of 'engaged Buddhism,' entered monastic life at Từ Hiếu Temple near Huế as a young novice.
The world in their lifetime
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Thinkers and teachers of other traditions whose lives overlapped with Thich Nhat Hanh’s — a glimpse of the wider world they lived in. Drawn purely from recorded birth and death years.
Works(3)
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
Plum Village · 1998
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Plum Village · 1975